Kettle-cover.



D. P. POST-BR. KETTLE COVER.

' APPLICATION PILEDTEB. 2 3, 1909. I 932,774. Patented Aug. 31', 1909.

A612 atria/may West Union, county of Fayette, and State ot Iowa,- have nvented certain newfand use- Q provide detachable means in a kettle' cover UNITED STATES PATENT orrion DAVID P. FOSTER, 01? WEST UNION, IOWA.

KETTLE QOVER.

Application filed February 23, 1969. Serial No. 479,657.

To ail whom it may concern:

it knowntha-t I, DAVID PJFosrnn, a Uii iZQl1 of the Unitedusta'tes, residing at ful. Kett1e-@overs, of which the following is a specification. l

My invention relates to covers for kettles or cooking utensils, and. has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive device of this character. designedto serve its purpose in the most convenient manner.

A ifurther object of my invention is'tjo to confine the odors resultant from cooking, and which may be moved at will to allow steam to escape.

A further object is to provide small openings for thee scape of steam and toprevent.

'= the entrance of dust or insects intothe kettle.

And a further object is toprovide a handle or knob on the detachable p0rt-ion of the cover adapted to serve not only as a means for removing the cover but as a means for opening and closing the steam passages. Other objects will appearv hereinafter. With these objects in" view my invention consists in such a novel construction and ar-f rangcmeut ofpa-rts all aswill be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. I I

My invention will he more readily-understood by reference to the accompanying: drawings "forming a part of this specification, and in; which, 7

Figure :1 is a top or plan View of a kettle cover showing the same with the detachable plate removed,Fig-,Z-isa top elevation of thedetac'zhable plate,"Eig. 3 .is a' sectional view taken on line-mw'of,Fig. 1, F'igket is a sectional View taken on line g y of Fig; 2', and Fig. 5 is atop elevation of the complete cover,

;Referring nowto'the drawings 1 indicates the circular cover and 2 a circular plate de tachably connected thereto; Thecover 1 is provided with a pendent marginal flange 3' and a-slightly eccentric perforation t'of a suflicient diameter to receive thehe'ad'oofthe centrally disposed screw 6 which secures the handle 7 to theplate 2, a shoulder S abutting said. plate being provided in said screw.

The center of curvature of the end 'ofthe slotted portion 9 extending -radially from the perforation 4 in coincident with the center of the cover I, and 831d slotted pul't'lml is "adapted to receive the cylindrical portion 5 of the screw 6 after the head?) is projected through the perforation t. i stud 11 is provided on the cover 1, and an arc-shaped slotted portion 12- is formed in the plate 2 to register with said stud. it radially slotted p01tio1i13 extending inwardly from the arcshaped slotted portion 12is provided to receive the stud 11- when thefhead 5 is pro jected throughthe'perforation 4. The stud llwill not register with thc'portion 12 and theportion 9 receive the screw 6 until the, plate 2 slides radially into a position concen trio with the cover 1. The plate 2 is free to rotate when in'th'e concentric position, the. 'ends of the portion 12 limiting such rotativc movement. hree circular apertures i i are .formed in the plate 2, the same being spaced ninety degrees apart and equi-distantfrom the center of said plate. Three apertures 1t covered with wire gauze 1.6 are provided in the cover 1 which ard adapted to register with the apertures l-l when the stud. 11 is positioned at one end of the .slotted. portion. 12, and when at the other end of said portion the apertures '16 are closed.

From the foregoing description it is easily seen that the, openings for the escape of steam may he regulated as desired by simply turning the handle 7 'lVhile I have shown what I deem to he the preferable form of my device, I do not 'wishto-be limited thereto,- as there might be slightehanges made in the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described: my invention what I claim-asnew and desire to secure by Letters cylindrical portion of said screw and a plurality of apertures in said plate and said cover-adapted to' l eopened and closed by turning-said plate, substantially as described.

' 2.111 a device of the class described, acover': and a flange formed thereon, said cover being provided with an eccentric perforation having a'slotted portion extending radially'to. the center of the cover, a'stud secured to and projecting from said cover, a

dle, a'screw for securing said handle to said plate, a shoulder formed on said screw at a distance from the head thereof, said shoulder' being adapted to abut said plate, the head of said screw being adapted to'project through said perforation, sald slotted portion being ada portion of sai screw, there being openings in said plate and similar-openings in sald cover adapted to register therewith in one position, and said plate being provided with circular plate having a central knob or han-,

of said ted to receive-the cylindrical an arc-shaped slot having an inwardly ta- 15 dially extending portion adapted to engage said stud for limiti the rotative movement late on sai cover, substantially as describe Intesti'mony whereof I have signed my 20' name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. hi DAVID 1 X FOSTER. H1111 Witnesses i J. W. DWYER, H. L. CHRISTENSEN. 

